Scandal at Scourie (1953)
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Genres - Drama, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Religious Drama |
Release Date - May 17, 1953 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon were together again for the last time in Scandal at Scourie. Filmed on location in Canada, the plot concerns a childless Protestant couple, the McChesneys (Garson and Pidgeon), whose lives are profoundly altered by an orphaned Catholic girl named Patsy (Donna Corcoran). Through a series of far-fetched coincidences, Patsy wanders into the McChesney home, immediately capturing the heart of Mrs. McChesney. Mr. McC, a local politician, is a bit harder to win over, but eventually his wife convinces him to adopt the child. This stirs up a tempest in a teapot, as McChesney's political enemies accuse him of using Patsy to win over his Catholic constituents, while one of Patsy's former orphanage classmates spreads a rumor (backed up by circumstantial evidence) that the little girl is a "firebug." Sentimental to a fault, Scandal at Scourie is also undeniably effective.
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bigotry, accusation, adoption, anchorperson, arson, barber-shop, Catholicism, church, community, conflict, couple, department-store, election, fire, girl, homelessness, love, nun, office, orphan, past, politician, prejudice, priest, Protestant, public, quitting, religion, rival, scandal, school, search, small-town, townspeople, train [locomotive], village, wife, child, town
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